FARIA, Manoel Severim de.Varios discursos politicos . fielmente reimpressos por Joaquim Francisco Monteiro de Campos Coelho e Soiza. Lisbon, Officina de Antonio Gomes, 1791. - 8°, contemporary speckled calf (minor wear), spine with raised bands in five compartments, gilt fillets and crimson morocco lettering piece in second compartment from head. Small woodcut Portuguese royal arms on title page. Some minor marginal worming, not affecting text, on leaves L5-P2 and last 2 leaves before the "Indice". Overall in very good condition. Armorial bookplate of the Condes de Bomfim; letterpress shelf location tag completed in ink manuscript in upper outer corner of front pastedown endleaf. Older ticket above bookplate with printed name in italic script of José de Cupertino d'Aguiar Ottolini. Twentieth-century (final quarter) printed ticket of Manuel Ferreira, Alfarabista, Porto to right of shelf location tag. (3 ll.), 362 pp., (1 l.). *** Second edition of a work originally published in Évora, 1624. It includes biographies of three of the greatest literary figures of sixteenth-century Portugal - Luis de Camões, João de Barros and Diogo do Couto - plus essays on the Spanish rule of Portugal, the Portuguese language, hunting and Portuguese ecclesiastical vestments.The biography of Camões is one of the first written on that poet: the Canto collection cites only three earlier references to his life, the first two very brief. Many details that were only mentioned in passing in the third source, Pedro Mariz's biographical comments in the 1613 edition of the Lusiadas, are elucidated by Severim de Faria: for instance, Camões' ancestry, his trips to India and the Moluccas, and his final years. Severim de Faria also analyzes the importance of Camões as a poet and puts him into the contemporary cultural context.The biographies of João de Barros and Diogo do Couto are equally fundamental: Boxer used the latter as the primary source on Couto in Three Historians of Portuguese Asia (p. 30, n. 17), and describes the one on Barros as "still the basic biography, on which all later ones are built" (João de Barros p. 153).Severim de Faria (1583-1655) is best known for this work and his Noticias de Portugal, Lisbon 1655. His Relação universal do que succedeu em Portugal . Lisbon 1626, is considered the first periodical published in Portugal, and includes a famous account of the loss and reconquest of Bahia. Severim de Faria was Resende's successor in archeology, and his fame came to rival that of his uncle; he also collected a choice library of rare books. Innocêncio describes Severim de Faria as "um escriptor geralmente respeitavel, e que nas suas obras deixou muito bons subsidios para a historia civil, não menos que para a da litteratura, da lingua, e da critica litteraria em Portugal. A sua dicção e geralmente pura e fulente ."Provenance: José de Cupertino d'Aguiar Ottolini (1778-1863) was Procurador geral da corôa in 1844. Also conselheiro de Estado, and juiz da Relação de Lisboa, he was the father of the first Conde de Ottolini, Manuel Sarmento Ottolini (1840-1898). See Nobreza de Portugal, III, 81. The family was of Italian-Swiss origin.Armorial bookplate ("Condes do Bomfim" appears beneath the arms); see Avelar Duarte, Ex-libris portugueses heráldicos p. 275 (nº 770). The first Conde, José Lucio Travassos Valdez (1787-1862), served in the Peninsular Wars and was in charge of putting down both the rebellion under the Conde de Amarante in 1823 and the Miguelist insurrection in Tras-os-Montes a few years later. He was governor of Madeira and served with Costa Cabral and Rodrigo da Fonseca on the Conselho. When the Maria da Fonte movement broke out he was named commander of the government forces in the south, but having been captured in late 1846 by the Duque de Saldanha, was deported along with his two eldest sons to Angola for the duration of the war. Travassos Valdez's oldest son, José Bento Travassos Valdez, succeeded to the title. The third Conde, José Lucio Travassos Valdez (1841-1926) had been born in Luanda.*** Innocêncio VI, 106-7. Pinto de Mattos p. 240. Bell, Portuguese Literature pp. 215-6. NUC: MiU, GU, DCU-IA, NN [Attributes: Hard Cover]

PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista.Vase. Vaso Antico di Marmo con suo Piedestallo (plate no: 57), from 'Vasi Candelabri Cippi Sarcofagi'. Rome 1791 - Etching: Overall sheet size: 70.5cm by 49.5cm. Best known for his representations of on the archaeological reconstructions of ruins and the documentation of contemporary Rome, Piranesi also made a fundamental contribution to the development of the decorative arts. The "Vasi" is one of the most important of his works related to his own interests as a restorer and dealer in antiquities, and which had a great influence on interior decoration, and industrial production of ceramics, etc. This was an aspect of Piranesi's work on which he relied more extensively after the death of his major patron, Clement XIII Rezzonico. Many of the plates illustrate objects made of ancient Roman marbles that could be inspected at his Museo in the Palazzo Tomati where his engraving business and his home were both located. The integration of ancient sculptural fragments into his restored objects allowed for flights of fancy that were very influential on younger architects such as Percier and Fontaine, who made there mark as architects for Napoleon. The plates were issued as individual plates from 1768, first appearing in bound form in 1778 as 'Vasi Candelabri Cippi Sarcofagi', probably compiled by Francesco Piranesi following his father's death. This set comprises Vasi antichi di marmo, Vaso inerario, Vasi Signor Corbet and Vasi Carmathen.

Betskoi, Ivan Ivanovich (1704-1792), editor and publisherSobranie uchrezhdenii i predpisanii, kasatel'no vospitaniia, v Rossii, oboego pola blagorodnogo i meshchanskogo junoshestva; S prochimi v pol'zhu obshchestva ustanovleniiami (Tom I). Sobranie raznykh izvestii Imperatorskogo Vospitatel'nogo doma kasatel'no ssudnoi i sokhrannoi kazen. Izdanie k Udovol'stviiu obshchestva sluzhashchee (Tom II). Izdanie Imperatorskogo Vospitatel'nogo Doma, k Pol'ze obshchestva sluzhashchee (Tom III) V Tipografii I. K. Shnora, St. Petersburg 1791 - Quartos (25.8 × 20 cm and 27 × 22 cm). Contemporary full red calf with green spine label and decorative embossing to boards and gilt edges; volumes II and III in mid-nineteenth-century half-calf with gilt spine titles. Vol. I: XLIX (mistakenly given as XLVIX!), [2], 479, [6] pp.; five folding plates, mounted to cloth, and one folding chart in facsimile (after p. 336); engraved frontis, title page, and 41 vignettes throughout the text (Bitovt calls for 39!). Vol. II: 288, [5] pp.; engraved frontis and title page. Vol. III: 183, [5] pp.; engraved title page, one vignette in the text, and three leaves of plates bound after. Bindings rubbed; volume I worn at head of spine; volumes II and III internally very good, with wide uncut margins, save for small restauration to lower corner of frontis, one larger ink stain, and occasional faint smudges; in volume I, a few leaves with illustrations appear to have been removed early on for reproductions, and later returned with some wear and light fading to the ink (nevertheless, all three volumes collate as complete). All three volumes with the bookplate of Martin Winkler, and vols. I and III with the bookstore label of Gubar and Volkov in St. Petersburg. A complete set in three volumes of this extensive collection of Betskoi's pedagogical projects and writings on various topics, all presented and some implemented under the rule of Catherine the Great. Volume I contains Betskoi's plan for the Moscow orphanage, for his commercial school (Kommercheskoe uchilishche), as well as a general theory of pedagogy. Volume two gathers official reports on the orphanage from various years. Volume three contains essays on infectious wounds, on vaccinating against smallpox, as well as a work on Russian steam baths ("O parnykh rossiiskikh baniakh"), accompanied by three illustrations on contructing such saunas. With engraved title pages by Johann Christoph Nabholz (1752-1797), vignettes by Nabholz, Kh. G. Shenberg, and E. I. Koshkin based on drawings by Nabholz, P. Sokolov, and I. F. Tupilev. Ivan Betskoi (1704-1795) was a Russian public official, school reformer and intellectual who played a key role in institutionalizing enlightenment ideas in eighteenth-century Russia. He served as president of the Academy of Sciences, was Catherine's informal advisor on education, and implemented numerous educational projects. Schooled abroad, Betskoi was influenced by Rousseau and Locke, published treatises on pedagogical questions, and proposed a new system of general education intended to shape new citizens of the Russian Empire. A rare reference work on the Russian Enlightenment and the institutions it gave rise to. For its elaborately engraved title pages, frontis portraits, and smaller gravures throughout, this edition is considered one of the finest monument of eighteenth-century Russian printing. Iurii Gerchuk notes that its grand illustrations and allegorical engravings served to enshrine the memory of Catherine the Great's beneficial reforms. "The title page engraved by I. Ch. Nabholz . is reminiscent of a massive commemorative plaque entwined by laurel and oak branches" (see the discussion in Gerchuk, Iskusstvo pechatnoi knigi v Rossii , XVI-XXI vekov, pp. 124-125). From the collection of the historian and icon collector Martin E. Winkler (1893-1982). Sopikov 11039. Svodnyi katalog 555. Bitovt 2248 ("very rare"). We locate no auction records in the West and no records of any complete sets in the Russian trade. KVK, OCLC show complete sets at Clemson University, Harvard, and NYPL. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

SINCLAIR, Sir JohnThe Statistical Account of Scotland drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes. Edinburgh Creech -1799 1791 - First edition. 21 volumes, 8vo, 7 engraved plates, 4 folding, engraved map, 4 folding tables, half-titles. (2 folding plates very browned, a little foxing.) Contemporary sprinkled calf, red labels on spine, neat repairs to joints and extremities as required, a very good set. Pioneering work on statistics. "In 1790, as an elder in the general assembly of the Church of Scotland,Sir John Sinclair (1754-1835) launched the idea of a survey of the state of the country, which was to become the twenty-one volumes of the Statistical Account of Scotland. It is a detailed account of the geography, history, economy, and society of every parish. He had gathered the word 'statistical' from Germany on his northern tour. He used it to mean information which was desirable for legislative purposes, though not necessarily numerical in form. 'Statistics', he said, 'should reveal the quantum of happiness in a population', as well as 'the means of further improvement'. He saw the proper function of government as intervention or legislative action to promote welfare and economic growth, and recognized that detailed information was necessary for such intervention to be effective. He was not the first to move towards the collecting of detailed local information. In particular, for Scotland Sir Robert Sibbald had made various county reports; Sir James Steuart had recommended such action. Alexander Webster's Scottish census of 1755 was an interpretation of the same idea, as were Macfarlane's Geographical Collections of the early eighteenth century. There were the various parish studies made by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and published in 1782. The survey idea was taken further in the census of 1801. The important features of Sinclair's survey were its comprehensive range of topics and the fact that it was fully carried through. All 936 parishes were reported on in the following nine years, and the book as a whole is the most frequently quoted of all Scottish historical sources." (ODNB). The work was highly innovative and influenced Sir FredericK Eden when he was writing The State of the Poor. Goldsmiths' 14611; Kress B.2206. [Attributes: First Edition]

PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista.Vase. Vaso Antico di Basalte ritrovato in piu pezzi (plate no: 60), from 'Vasi Candelabri Cippi Sarcofagi'. Rome 1791 - Etching. Overall sheet size: 71cm by 49.5cm. Best known for his representations of on the archaeological reconstructions of ruins and the documentation of contemporary Rome, Piranesi also made a fundamental contribution to the development of the decorative arts. The "Vasi" is one of the most important of his works related to his own interests as a restorer and dealer in antiquities, and which had a great influence on interior decoration, and industrial production of ceramics, etc. This was an aspect of Piranesi's work on which he relied more extensively after the death of his major patron, Clement XIII Rezzonico. Many of the plates illustrate objects made of ancient Roman marbles that could be inspected at his Museo in the Palazzo Tomati where his engraving business and his home were both located. The integration of ancient sculptural fragments into his restored objects allowed for flights of fancy that were very influential on younger architects such as Percier and Fontaine, who made there mark as architects for Napoleon. The plates were issued as individual plates from 1768, first appearing in bound form in 1778 as 'Vasi Candelabri Cippi Sarcofagi', probably compiled by Francesco Piranesi following his father's death. This set comprises Vasi antichi di marmo, Vaso inerario, Vasi Signor Corbet and Vasi Carmathen.

THE ROYAL GENEALOGICAL PASTIME OF THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND from Egbert to George the 3rd. Published Novr 30 1791 by E. Newbery... & John Wallis. Hand-coloured engraved sheet, cut in to 12 sections and mounted on linen. Original slipcase with mounted engraved label. Some wear to case, else a very good copy of a early table game.Whitehouse page 25.

BODONI. HORATIUS.Opera. - Parma, Bodoni, 1791, Large folio. (2),xiv,(2),371p., Gilt red morocco, signed P. Bozerian. - From the library of Louis Ward Watkins, Alexander Baring (Baron Ashburton) and the Earl of Cromer (Evelyn Baring), with their bookplates. Some minor rubbed spots on binding, but a very fine copy of this masterpiece of the Bodoni press. = Rare. Printed in 128 copies on various types of fine paper (our copy on paper watermarked with a cross on a mound, and initial F.P. on a mound). Generally considered to be one of Bodoni's masterpieces, and the first of his series of classics. "One of the most beautiful specimens of Bodini's typography" (Dibdin p.114). Brooks 417. [Attributes: Signed Copy; Hard Cover]

PRAYER BOOK] -Seder HaTephilloth mi'Kol HaShanah Kemihag Polin. [All year prayer-book according to Polish custom. Siddur for Bride.] Amsterdam Yohanan Levi Rofe and his son-in-law Baruch 1791 - Octavo (18 x 12 cm); [1], 243, 105, 144 leaves; 19th century red velvet binding with gilt metal ornaments, clasps and gilt edges, housed in an inscribed custom made box. Text in Hebrew and Yiddish. One free endpaper is inscribed and one has been removed. A few pages in the book cut close. A copy of the wedding certificate is included in the box. A fine example of elaborately decorated Siddur, containing all year prayers bound together with the book of Pslams and Techinot &#150; special prayers for women. The Siddur was presented as a wedding gift to Blanche Rebecca Adler, the granddaughter of Chief Rabbi of Britain, on the occasion of her marriage to Raphael Hayem Ernst May, July 22nd 1891. Nathan Marcus Adler was the Chief Rabbi of the British Empire between 1845 and 1890. The wedding ceremony was held at the Bayswater Synagogue in the Parish of Paddington, London, and was performed by the bride's uncle, Rabbi Hermann Adler, who became the Chief Rabbi after his brother's retirement and held this post between the years 1891 and 1911. Presenting a bride with a Siddur on the occasion of her marriage was an established custom. The binding and the box of the Siddur were made in 1891 for the occasion. The inscription on the box reads "16 Thamus 5651" - the Hebrew calendar date of Miss Adler's and Mr May's wedding. The prayer-book itself was printed in Amsterdam in 1791 and contains three books with separate title pages (these often appear bound together): Seder HaTephilloth &#150; order of prayers for the whole year according to Polish custom; Seder HaTehilim &#150; order of Psalms, ordered by days with commentary in Yiddish; Seder Techinoth &#150; special prayers for women with elaborate commentary in Yiddish. Rare, not found in the Israeli National Library. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

SMITH, Adam.An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. London: Printed for A. Strahan; and T. Cadell,, 1791. In Three Volumes. The Sixth Edition. 3 volumes, octavo (207 x 128 mm). Contemporary speckled calf, red morocco labels, spines ruled in gilt with monograms tooled in gilt to third compartments. Armorial bookplates of Henry Birkbeck to front pastedowns. Extremities rubbed and spines somewhat crackled, joints rubbed and corners a little bruised, boards lightly marked, endpapers browned from turn-ins, contents occasionally foxed and lightly browned with a few creases to corners, overall a very good set. Sixth edition, one of 2,000 copies printed, first published in 1776. "Where the political aspects of human rights had taken two centuries to explore, Smith's achievement was to bring the study of economic aspects to the same point in a single work. The Wealth of Nations is not a system, but as a provisional analysis it is completely convincing. The certainty of its criticism and its grasp of human nature have made it the first and greatest classic of modern economic thought" (PMM). The Birkbeck family were situated in Norfolk during the 18th and 19th centuries, and it is likely that the monograms to the spines, "JB", refer to a member of the same family; the names Henry and John were used regularly in each generation.

Binding]The Book of Common Prayer, And Administration of the Sacrements, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of The Church of England: together with the Psalter of Psalms of David. Oxford Printed at the Clarendon Press 1791 - 16mo., contemporary ink ownership to front free endpaper, contemporary red panelled calf gilt, single decorative panel, smooth spine gilt in five compartments, gilt edges, very good indeed. Gaskell 20. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

PIRANESI, Giovanni Battista.Trofeo di Ottaviano Augusto, from Vasi, Candelabri, Cippi, Sarcofagi, Tripodi, Lucerne, Ed Ornamenti Antichi Disegn. Rome 1791 - Set of 6 etchings. Overall sheet size: 71cm by 49.5cm. Framed and glazed (dim. 83 x 59 cm). Best known for his representations of on the archaeological reconstructions of ruins and the documentation of contemporary Rome, Piranesi also made a fundamental contribution to the development of the decorative arts. The "Vasi" is one of the most important of his works related to his own interests as a restorer and dealer in antiquities, and which had a great influence on interior decoration, and industrial production of ceramics, etc. This was an aspect of Piranesi's work on which he relied more extensively after the death of his major patron, Clement XIII Rezzonico. Many of the plates illustrate objects made of ancient Roman marbles that could be inspected at his Museo in the Palazzo Tomati where his engraving business and his home were both located. The integration of ancient sculptural fragments into his restored objects allowed for flights of fancy that were very influential on younger architects such as Percier and Fontaine, who made there mark as architects for Napoleon. The plates were issued as individual plates from 1768, first appearing in bound form in 1778 as 'Vasi Candelabri Cippi Sarcofagi', probably compiled by Francesco Piranesi following his father's death. This set comprises Vasi antichi di marmo, Vaso inerario, Vasi Signor Corbet and Vasi Carmathen.

[MASSIALOT, Francois].Nouvelle instruction pour les confitures, les liqueurs, et les fruits : ou? l'on apprend a? confire toutes sortes de fruits, tant secs que liquides; & divers ouvrages de sucre qui sont du fait des officiers & confiseurs / avec la maniere de bien ordonner un fruit. Suite du Nouveau cuisinier royal & bourgeois. Paris. Chez Les Librarires Associes. 1791. 12mo., original paper wrappers, title in ink on spine; pp.[8] + 542 + [2] With 3 folding engraved plates printed on two pages. Some loss to spine and wear to wrappers, a little browning, but a scarce survival. Sixth edition "Revue et corrigee". François Massialot, born in Limoges, 1660, died in Paris, 1733. He was a French chef who served as chef de cuisine (officier de bouche) to various illustrious personages, including Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, the brother of Louis XIV, and his son Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, who was first duc de Chartres then the Regent, as well as the Duc d'Aumont, the Cardinal d'Estrées, and the Marquis de Louvois. His 'Nouveau Cuisinier Royal et Bourgeois' first appeared, anonymously, as a single volume in 1691. His other cookbook, 'Nouvelle Instruction pour les Confitures, les Liqueurs et les Fruits' appeared, also anonymously, in 1692, and was reprinted several times in the eighteenth century, as offered here. Massialot describes himself in his preface as "a cook who dares to qualify himself royal",... and it is not without cause, for the meals which he describes..."have all been served at court or in the houses of princes, and of people of the first rank." An innovation in Massialot's book was the alphabetical listing of recipes, a step toward the first culinary dictionary. Meringues make their first appearance under their familiar name with Massialot, who is also credited with Crême Brulée, in which the sugar topping was melted and burnt with a special dedicated red-hot fire iron. Another first with Massialot is two recipes in which chocolate is an ingredient: in a sauce for wigeon and in a sweet custard. Until then, chocolate was consumed solely as a drink. Massialot's works were translated into English as 'The Court and Country Cook' 1702, and again were often reprinted. Vicaire 455.

MANUSCRIPT. DERBYSHIRE TONTINEManuscript Account Book of the Wirksworth Tontine. 1791-1798 Folio account book, hand-ruled in red, all pages with manuscript entries except for pp.77 & 78 left blank except for ms. page numbers. Some dusting. Contemp. reversed calf, rubbed on corners and at spine. Sound and complete. (4pp), 81pp.A &apos;Tontine&apos; is a system for raising capital; members pay into the fund and receive annual dividends until their death according to their share and the performance of the fund. The principle remains untouched. When a member dies, his shares are divided between the surviving members. When all members have died, the fund is wound up - or in some cases, on the death of the penultimate member the capital passes to the last survivor. The first fully recorded tontine was organised by the Dutch government in 1670. There were four government schemes in Britain, the last in 1789. Smaller-scale local tontines continued into the nineteenth century, usually to fund specific projects (such as hotels and taverns). This is the account book of the Wirksworth Tontine in Derbyshire, recording the names of members, payments in (6 guineas a quarter), dividends and committee members. Agents for the Tontine operated in Derby, Bakewell & Alfreton; recruitment of members, year by year, are recorded with their occupation (in many cases), place of abode, time of admission, nominees, age, number of shares. There were up to 276 members from Wirksworth, 22 from Derby, 22 from Alfreton. The National Archive has similar contribution ledgers, but many are recorded as destroyed; the British Library does not appear to have any. Wirksworth, in Derbyshire, is 8 miles from Alfreton, 9 from Bakewell, 11 from Derby. It is also 8 miles from Chesterfield, where there is a &apos;Tontine Road&apos; - but it seems more likely, bearing in mind the number of members in Wirksworth that any investment would have been made there. However, with &apos;Disbursements&apos; 1791-95 amounting to only £52.2.5, it is unlikely that the investment was in bricks and mortar. (Disbursements are recorded up to 1798.) This is a remarkable survival, providing detailed information on a method of investment which is now banned in Britain because of the potential for fraud.

QUAKERS) James SPALDING, et al.Sammelband of six rare Quaker pamphlets, 1791-1795. - Small 8vo, contemporary tree calf, smooth spine ruled gilt with red morocco label ('Collection of Pieces'), bookplate of David Carrick on the pastedown and his ownership signature on the fifth title-page, contents listed in contemporary hand on front free endpaper, some browning but generally very good copies, with the small round stamp of the Selbourne Library on the initial title verso and in one lower margin, rear free endpaper with piece torn away. (1) [BEVAN, Joseph Gurney]. A Summary of the History, Doctrine, and Discipline, of Friends: written at the desire of the Meeting for Sufferings in London. The Fifth Edition. London: James Phillips, 1794. iv, 30 pp. (2) [SPALDING, James]. Some Account of the Convincement, and Religious Progress of John Spalding, late of Reading. London: James Phillips, 1795. v, 36 pp. (3) [SPALDING, James]. A Few Reasons, for leaving the National Established Mode of Worship, addressed principally to those who attend at the place called St. Giles&#146;s Church, Reading. Second Edition. London: James Phillips, 1795. 44 pp. (4) BROOK, Mary. Reasons for the Necessity of Silent Waiting, in order to the Solemn Worship of God. To which are added several quotations from Robert Barclay&#146;s Apology. The Seventh Edition Corrected. London: J. Phillips, 1791. 48 pp. (5) HENSHAW, Frances. A Serious Call, in Tender Compassion to the Sinners in Sion, of what Rank or Degree soever. Macclesfield: Edward Bayley, [1795?]. 14 pp. (6) COLLEY, Thomas. A Tender Salutation in Gospel Love, written principally for the Use of his Relations. The Second Edition. London: James Phillips, 1794. 23, [1] pp. PROVENANCE: David Carrick (1750&#150;1829, draper and banker, of Carlisle, Cumberland (see Biographical Dictionary of British Quakers in Commerce and Industry 1775-1920. York: Sessions Book Trust). [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Mifflin, Thomas:PRINTED DOCUMENT, COMPLETED IN MANUSCRIPT AND SIGNED BY PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR THOMAS MIFFLIN AND SECRETARY ALEXANDER DALLAS, APPOINTING LEWIS RUSH AS ENSIGN OF A LIGHT INFANTRY COMPANY BELONGING TO THE SECOND BATTALION OF MILITIA IN THE CITY & LIBERTIES OF PHILADELPHIA, MAY 4, 1791. Francis Bailey., Philadelphia: - 15-1/4" x 13", paper seal of the State of Pennsylvania, elaborate typographic ornament; printed typescript with a variety of elegant type sizes and fonts. Signed beneath the seal, in the wide left margin, by Mifflin ['Tho. Mifflin']; and at the bottom by Dallas ['A.J. Dallas'] as Secretary. A few light fox marks. Several short fold separations repaired on blank verso, no text or manuscript loss. Very Good. Mifflin was a major general in the Continental Army, a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly, a Continental Congressman from Pennsylvania, President of the Continental Congress, and a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. He served as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, President of the Pennsylvania Supreme Executive Council and as the first Governor of Pennsylvania. Dallas had a similarly star-spangled career: first Reporter of Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of the Commonwealth of PA, U.S. Attorney for Eastern Pennsylvania, etc., etc. [Attributes: Signed Copy]

Norberg, Matthias (praes.) / Leffler, Sven Peter (resp.).Dissertatio de medicina Arabum. Lund, Berling, 1791. - 4to. (2), 13 (not: 12), (1) pp. Modern marbled wrappers. First edition. - One of the earliest treatises ever about medicine in Arabia, written by the important Swedish orientalist Matthias Norberg (1747-1826). Also treats the pre-Mohammedian age. The Göteborg physician Sven Peter Leffler (1776-1850) was also active as a publisher and printer; he edited the "Bibliothek deutscher Classiker" for Bruzelius in Uppsala. - With a few passages printed in Arabic and Greek. Very rare; not in auction records of the last three decades. Waller 14437. OCLC 14862938 and 257255159. Not in Wellcome or Blake (though held at NLM). Not in Macro. [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

Gonzales de Agueros, Pedro deDescripcion historial de la provincia y archipielago de Chiloe, en el reyno de Chile [including the Noticias practicas, e individuales de las islas nombradas vulgarmente de Otahiti ó Carolinas situadas en el mar del sud, ó Pacifico] First edition, an important work on the Island of Chiloe (Chile), and the Spanish exploration in the Pacific in the later half of the 18th century by Boenechea and Andia: Noticias practicas, e individuales de las islas nombradas vulgarmente de Otahiti ó Carolinas situadas en el mar del sud, ó Pacifico, a description of Domingo de Boenechea´s exploration of Tahiti and various Polynesian islands, prompted by the English exploration and recent English voyages in the Pacific, drafted following the return of the Second Spanish Voyage to Tahiti in 1775 (following another in 1772 also by Boenechea), amongst the earliest explorations of the Islands ever performed.
Don Domingo de Boenechea y Andonaegui (1713-75), a veteran Basque captain, was chosen, in 1772, by the Viceroy of Peru, Manuel de Amat, to lead an expedition to Tahiti and Polynesia. Aboard the frigate Santa Maria Magdalena, better known as the Aguila, Boenechea sailed from Callao, on September 26, 1772, and after an easy passage arrived at the Tuamotu Archipelago, discovering an island on October 28 which he named San Simon y Judas (Tauere), and another which he named San Quintin (Haraiki) on October 31. The following day, he encountered Anaa, which he named Todos Santos; and on November 6 he sighted Meetia, which received the name of San Cristobal. On November 8 he arrived at Tahiti, which he named Amat. Amat was encouraged by Boenechea's accounts and decided to authorize a second expedition, with the objective of landing priests on Tahiti, so as to convert the natives to Christianity and to gain their loyalty to the Spanish Crown.
Boenechea's second expedition embarked on the Aguila from Callao on September 20, 1774. On October 29 they sighted an island which was named San Narciso (Tatakoto), and two days later, the island of San Simon (Tauere). On November 1, two islands were sighted which were named Los Martires (Tekokoto) -at the same time as Andia, however they did not meet- and San Juan (Hikueru). The island of San Quintin (Haraiki) was seen, and at Todos Santos (Anaa) they traded with the natives for coconuts and artifacts. On November 13 they sighted San Cristobal (Meetia), and the next day they reached their key destination, Amat (Tahiti). After some exploration of the coast, they anchored on November 27 in a harbor that they named Santa Cruz de Ohatutira (Tautira Bay). They met with the local chief, Vehiatua, and land was selected for the homestead built for the priests.
After settling the friars, Boenechea sailed northwest for Orayatea (Raiatea). He passed Tetiaroa, which he renamed Los Tres Ermanos; sighted Huahine, which he named La Hermosa; and saw Raiatea, which he named La Princessa. Maurua was renamed San Antonio, and Borabora received the new name of San Pedro. The ships returned to Tahiti, where Boenechea died on January 26, 1775. Gayangos thereafter discovered the island of Raivavae in the Austral group that he named Santa Rosa, before returning to Callao on April 8, 1775.
Importantly, Boenechea's description of the islands is one of the earliest detailed accounts of Tahiti and the Society Islands in existence and a fundamental source of information on the appearance of the islands before European settlements and influence.
Much of this work by the head of the Franciscan missionary college of Santa Rosa at Ocapa, Peru, is a history of the Chilean province of Chiloe. The map Mapa de la Provincia y Archipielago de Chiloe en el Reyno de Chile Obispado de la Concepcion, is first large-scale map of Chiloe. The Chiloe Archipelago is a large group of islands, which features the large island of Chiloe, located off the coast of Chile in the Pacific. The map is very detailed, we can only assume it was compiled from the most updated available geographical information; it is dramatically engraved and features a compass rose and a title cartouche. The engraving represents a tree shaped like Christ on the Cross.
Palau 104963. Sabin 27822. Cooper (Bib. of Tribes of Tierra del Fuego) 93.

D.F. SotzmannKarte des nordlichsten America; California, Washington & Oregon Berlin 1791 - Sheet Dimension: 19.25 x 16.5 in. Copper etching. Daniel Sotzmann was a German cartographer and was active between 1783 and 1806. He produced a number of district, province and city maps of Germany in association with Carl Ludwig Oesfeld. Their work laid the foundations for the cartographic style used by many German cartographers throughout the nineteenth century. This map if a fine example of Daniel Sotzmann's incredible eye for detail. Based upon Arrowsmith's map reports of the discoveries of MacKenzie's Voyage and Stephen Long's Expedition to the source of the Mississippi River. As well as the Hudson Straits, Great Lakes, Missouri and Ohio River.

J. MerryThe Witticisms, Anecdotes, Jests, and Sayings of Dr. Samuel Johnson London - Printed for the Editor 1791 - A scarce copy of this work by J. Merry on Dr. Samuel Johnson. Rare and sought after - the lighter side of the famous man. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Perhaps his best known work is A Dictionary of the English Language (1755) which had a far-reaching effect on Modern English. With a frontispiece. DetailsCondition: In a half morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally, excellent with just some minor rubbing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright with some occasional foxing. Ink inscription to title page dated 1792. Overall: VERY GOOD . [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Cole, MaryThe Lady's Complete Guide; or Cookery in All Its Branches. Mrs. Cole's Cookery. The Third Edition. Greatly Improved. Also, The Complete Brewer and The Family Physician London: G Kearsley. Worn condition. Cover rubbed and scuffed. Front board detached. Text block split in two. Some foxing. Text complete and in overall good condition. 1791. Third Edition. Brown hardback leather cover. 200mm x 140mm (8" x 6"). lvi, 460pp. Includes The Cook and Housewife's Calendar, or monthly list of things in season from January to December; Proper articles to cover the table every month (course lists);Suppers; Speciment of a Housekeepers Book with year end statement; Marketing tables from one penny three farthings to three pence per pound; table of expenses, income and wages from farthings to pounds and back to farthings; index. .